“Bring the World
To the World”
Such has been the motto of Miss Maps since its beginnings.
Here are 200 photos of the world from 72 countries, each taken by Anika (Miss Maps) just for you! Each has a story attached – most stories are published in writings on this blog, others are kept only as photographs. Which are your favorites? Which speak loudest to you? I’d love to know in the comments below!
As always, click on a photo and swipe through to enjoy each shot up close. Happy Travels!
Fairy tree of Izvir Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Small Town South Austria – The Road to Liechtenstein – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Small Village on the bay Near Kotor Montenegro – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Raouche at Sundown – Beirut Lebanon – February 2015
Santorini, Greece – April 2015
Inside the Oldest Church at Rosalnice – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The Hagia Sophia’s glowing ceiling – Istanbul Turkey – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Church of Spilled Blood – St Petersburg Russia – June 2016
Blue Mosque – St Petersburg Russia – May 2016
Ceiling of Uspenski Church – Helsinki Finland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The rooster and three hens in the barn – South Estonia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Playing hide and seek with sheep in rural Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Sheep and Dogs on the Mountaintops of Bosnia and Herzegovina – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps http://www.MissMaps.com
Woman in Bosnia Herzegovina’s most isolated town
A Charming Woman of Lukomir – Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Dirty toes and legs from gardening – Northern Estonia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Daisies a saw and a fresh cut of meat – Riga Latvia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
A baby biker’s big goals – Nitra Slovakia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
A Single Poppy in a Field of Blue – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Cigarettes and Cameras – Slovakia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Abandoned House Door at Vizir – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Apandoned House at Vizir – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Abandoned House and Barn at Vizir – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Peaceful – Krajinski park Kolpa – Nature Parks – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The lovely couple – Krajinski park Kolpa – Nature Parks – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Welcoming his visitors – Krajinski park Kolpa – Nature Parks – Slovenia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Tin Homes of Lukomir BiH – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps http://www.MissMaps.com
Höfn Iceland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
White Home in the Fields spanning BiH and Montenegro Border – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Sitting on Hadjuk’s Door – Bosnia and Herzegovina – by Anika Mikkelson
Blossoming Trees along our hiking trail near Lukomir – Bosnia and Herzegovina – BiH – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Kravice National Park – Bosnia Herzegovina BiH – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Sun Rays – Northern Iceland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Mountains to Sea – Reykjavik Iceland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The Iceberg of Oslo’s Opera House
Godafoss Waterfall – Northern Iceland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The cliffs of Burren Ireland – Shamrocker Adventure Tours – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Band Cover : Tour Mates – Ireland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The Cliffs of Moher – Ireland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Knox’s Bar in Ennis Ireland – Shamrocker Adventure Tours – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Dinner at Rowan Tree Restaurant – Ennis Ireland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Ready to Wine and Dine at Adrija Winery – Bosnia and Herzegovina – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Our Meal – Finished – Winery Adrija – Bosnia and Herzegovina – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The Most Delicious Pies and Pasties in Pitlochry Scotland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
British Pies and Mash – London, England, United Kingdom – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Afternoon Tea at the Orangery of Kensington Palace – London, England, United Kingdom – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Queen Elizabeth on Easter Sunday – Windsor Palace – England – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Buckingham Palace Guard – London, England, United Kingdom – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Musicians of the Blackheath Morris Men at Cutty Shark Ship in Greenwich London UK – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Two boys watch performances by the Blackheath Morris Men and Cutty Shark Ship in Greenwich London UK – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Another Beautiful Swan Swimming in St. James’s Park outside Buckingham Palace – London, England, United Kingdom – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
London Eye, Palace, and Swans. So classic- London, England, United Kingdom – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
A man performs under the London Eye with Big Ben and the Thames River Behind – London, England, United Kingdom – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
(Foc)Accia – Genoa’s favorite food – Genoa, Italy – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Pisa and the Moon – Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Olive Branches for Peace – The Vatican, Holy See, Italy – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Pope Francis – March 2013 – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Dancing the night away in Tres Elies – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The Lovely Couple I Met While on a Walk in Tres Elies – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Cherry Blossoms in Bloom – Ohrid Macedonia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Cherry Blossoms Filter Fun – Ohrid Macedonia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Viroi Park – Gjirokaster Albania – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Viroit Park in Gjirokaster Albania – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Dancing Seaweeds in Viroi Park – Gjirokaster Albania – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
A snowy day on Mount Olympus, the highest peak of Cyprus – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
And then it snowed – Mount Olympos in Cyprus with views of the Mediterranean in the background – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Santorini, Greece – April 2015
Flamingos at Sunset – Larnaca Cyprus – January 2016
Sunsets causing Silhouttes on the beach – Limassol Cyprus – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Mirrored Flamingos in Larnaca Cyprus
Larnaca Airport is near the salt lake, and plane reflections make landings twice as nice – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Sailing on the Nile River – Luxor Egypt – February 2015
Sails from below – – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Don’t rock the boat – Limassol Cyprus – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Hamburg Germany – July 2015
Glass bottom boats take tourists to see the Red Sea’s coral reefs on the bay between Aqaba Jordan and Eilat Israel – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Passing by the Dead Sea and its salty flats near Ein Gedi, Israel – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Sun and Clouds and the Red Sea, as seen from Eilat Israel – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Royal Beach Hotel in Eilat Israel has sky-high trees and striking edges – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Jews praying in Mount of Olives Cemetery – Jerusalem, Israel – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Natural Stone Steps of Petra – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Swirling Rocks of Petra Jordan
Enjoying Arabic Coffee at the base of Petra’s Monastery ‘El Deir’ – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Five camels dressed in geometric patterns wait next to Petra’s Treasury – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
A bedouin woman in Petra sells dolls made by her mother, and purchased by me 🙂 – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Temple Mount in Jerusalem – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Romanian Monastery and a Rainbow
Bagpipes in Bethlehem Playing Christmas Carols – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Father’s Vestments
Roasting Eggplants on a Wood Burning Stove in the Lower Kitchen – Monastery of Romania – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Young Boy – Krakow, Poland – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Young Girl Singing Krakow
Trinkets in Amman, Jordan
Classic Cars in Lviv Ukraine
Classic Car Lviv Ukraine
Dreaming of You tonight – Monaco – by Anika Mikkelson – MissMaps.com
Big Egg Tiny Girl – Kamianets-Podilskyi
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Sunrise
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Bananas
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Flying Rooster
Taken from the skies of Venezuela – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps http://www.MissMaps.com
Kamianets-Podilskyi from a Ferris Wheel
That’s Love (or Gole?) Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Warszawa Sign
Comist Biciklist Motorra – Shkoder Albania – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Riding a Tuk Tuk in Dhaka Bangladesh – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Sweet Street Bicycle Tires – Zaragoza Spain
Crescent Bicycle in Rimini Italy
Horse Carriage Found in the midst of a neighborhood – Malta – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Swedish Archipelagos – August 2015 – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Havfruen: The Little Mermaid Cafe – Copenhagen Denmark – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Stockholm, Sweden – August 2015- by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Streets of Copenhagen Denmark
The Sweet Eyes of a Sadhu Man – Pashupati Nepal – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Sadhu Men – Pashupati Nepal – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Smiles of a Sadhu Man – Pashupati Nepal – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Welcoming Party in Lumbini, Nepal – Buddha’s Birthplace – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
This woman gently grabbed my arm and brought me up a hill with her to this spot, outside her home. She called for her husband to come out and take a photo with her – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Schoolchildren Eager to show off their father’s new bike – Kathmandu, Nepal – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
A young boy I had the pleasure of meeting while enjoying a coffee in Lumbini, Nepal – Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
As I took out my camera to get a photo of the background quote, this little boy popped open the gate with a huge smile – Kathmandu, Nepal – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
I call her “Bajai (Grandmother) Buddha” – a beautiful woman in Lumbini, Nepal – December 2014 – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Warsaw, Poland
Harissa, a statue of the Virgin Mary, sits high atop the hillside and offers views of what seems like the entire country’s stretch
Blanacing the Moon – Trieste Italy – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
The Moon from Dad’s House – Minnesota USA
Il Saluto al Sole – Greetings to the Sun – Zadar Croatia – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
A Monk at Buddha’s Birthplace – Lumbini Nepal
Slug Bug in Meteora Greece
Minoan Palace of Knossos, Heraklion Greece – April 2015
Peacock in Porto Portugal – July 2015
Peacock at Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland
Athens Greece – March 2015
Lisboa Portugal – July 2015
Meteora Greece – Anika Mikkelson
Standing Guard Outside Sweden’s Royal Palace – Stockholm, Sweden – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Changing of the Guards outside of Greece’s Parliament Building – Athens Greece – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
A fisherman readies his nets in Kundalasi, Turkey – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
His color is so striking – A man on the Holy Ganges River – Varanasi India – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
A Woman Rings the Bell During the Nightly Ganja in Varanasi India – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
A Hindu Man during a performance of the nightly Ganja in Varanasi India – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Staying Warm, Foot in Fire – Varanasi, India – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Masa Tea – Varanasi, India
River Ganges – Varanasi India
Geometric Walls Within Oslo’s Opera House
Guggenheim Museum – Bilbao, Spain – July, 2015
Guggenheim Museum – Bilbao, Spain – July, 2015 – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
La Salve Bridge and the Guggenheim Museum – Bilbao Spain – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Breaking Bad in Barcelona Spain – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Street Signs – Sao Miguel – Porto – Portugal
Don’t Stop Loving – Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Red Door and Decoration – Mdina – Malta – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Minoan Palace of Knossos, Heraklion Greece – April 2015
Taj Mahal from Afar – December 2014
Taj Mahal – Agra, India – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Silhouettes in a Mosque of Jaipur’s Red Fort – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Look at his peaceful gaze – Sipping chai and requesting donations – Amber Fort – Jaipur, India – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Sunday Market Salesman- Love how the blanket creates his own backdrop – New Delhi, India – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Boys Prepare for a Game of Cricket – Mongla Bangladesh – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Schoolgirls at Gandhi’s Memorial Site – Delhi India – December 2014
Fashionable Tourists – Luxor Egypt – February 2015
Christmas Day Bath – Jaipur India – December 2014
Shops in Byblos, Lebanon offer a glimpse at the past
Skipping – Agra India – December 2014
Silently asking for money – Istanbul Turkey – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Barefoot Boy – Istanbul Turkey – November 2014
Spinning Tanoura dancer in Cairo Egypt – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Whirling Dervishes at Dinner – Istanbul Turkey – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
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Luxor Egypt – February 2015
Luxor Egypt Obélisque – February 2015
Mi Barrio Tu Barrio – Zaragoza Spain – July 2015
Mohammed Al-Hamin Mosque, just outside of Najmeh Square
Apartments of Beirut, Lebanon – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Homes of Belgrade Serbia – March 2016
Shadow Skipping – Porto Portugal – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Europe’s first covered shopping gallery – Brussels Belgium – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Santorini, Greece – April 2015
Stairs – Jaipur India – December 2014
Thumbs Up on the colorful steps of Amman Jordan – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Amman Jordan – February 2015
Mosque in the Citadel – Amman Jordan – February 2015
Matching faces: A Camel and his Shepherd on Failaka Island in Kuwait – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Camels on Failaka Island – October 2014
Riding in Style – A man and his camel in Giza, Egypt – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps
Clog Bikes – Amsterdam The Netherlands – July 2014
Blue Bike in Den Haag – August 2014
New Feat: Cycling with Clogs on the Feet Zaanse Schans, The Netherlands July 31, 2014
Tour de France – July 2015
Train to Bago Myanmar – October 2016
Seller on the Railroad Tracks to Bago Myanmar – October 2016
Reclining Buddha – Yangon Myanmar – September 2016
Golden Pagoda of Bago Myanmar – October 2016
Boats of Mongla Bangladesh – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Man Working on a River Boat – Mongla Bangladesh – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Sunset on a River Boat – Mongla Bangladesh – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Silhouetted Boats from Dhaka to Sundarbans Bangladesh – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
Blurred Boats in Dhaka Bangladesh – by Anika Mikkelson – Miss Maps – http://www.MissMaps.com
All I can say is all of them are beautiful! You’ve seen and captured some amazing things! Oxmom
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Thank you 🙂 xox
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Wow! What an impressive collection of global pics. Is that door knocker from Mdina, Malta? I love the Blue Mosque photo best, but I am partial to those colors 🙂
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You’re right it is from Mdina, good catch! Have you been there? And thanks so much for the compliment!
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A world tour in photos! what a great idea and amazing captures! well done
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